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June 11, 2024 <br />City of South Bend Board of Public Works <br />227 West Jefferson <br />1316 County-City Building <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br />RE: Ignite Grant - Near West Side Neighborhood Signage – Revocable Encroachments <br />To Whom It May Concern: <br />Our neighborhood (NWSNO) was awarded 2023 Ignite Grant funds to allow for the installation of (2) <br />neighborhood signs to be located on the corners of Williams & Lasalle, and Williams & Western. <br />These locations are the Eastern corners of our neighborhood as deflned by the City’s Neighborhood <br />Plan for the Near West Side, which was ratifled last year. <br />The proposed signs are as follows: <br />1)Size: The overall dimensions of installation is 6’2” height by 6’ width (5’6” + (2) 3” posts). The <br />main sign face is 16.5 SF. The ancillary panel along the bottom crossbar is 2 SF. Total sign <br />area of 18.5 SF. <br />2)Location: <br />a.See earth view images and dimensions on following pages. If possible, we would <br />appreciate a small level of fiexibility on post locations to account for utility locates <br />and angle of signage, such as +/- 2’ if allowable. <br />b.Initially, with sign locations being in long vacant and RDC-owned property, we began <br />the grant application process with the signs located on the corners, not in the <br />R.O.W. The response from city officials has led us to believe this is a better solution <br />for the placement of the signs. <br />c.With R.O.W. widths of 10’ and 12’, there should be no concern regarding 6’ wide <br />signs on an angle. <br />3)Misc. Details: The signs will be routed out of High Density Urethane (HDU) so they will be <br />fairly maintenance free. If necessary, we are requesting a total area of 4’ x 8’ around the sign <br />to allow for landscaping and potentially edging beneath. The signs will be installed in the <br />ground by the professionals at North American Signs. <br />In conjunction with the above information, the NWSNO would like to formally request approval from <br />the Board of Public Works. Thank you for your consideration of this request. Please feel free to <br />contact us with any questions or concerns. <br />Sincerely, <br />Kaine Kanczuzewski (574-220-8366) <br />Ignite Grant Committee Member <br />Near West Side Neighborhood Organization